Top scientists from agri think tanks National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) and Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS) today said India’s premier research organisation ICAR could conduct field demos and trials of GM-mustard hybrid DMH-11 in the current rabi season and
Regenerative Agriculture for Soil Health, Food and Environmental Security: Proceedings and Recommendations” from the Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences
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Prof. Dr. Adel El-Beltagy, a former Director-General of ICARDA, was recently recognized by at the “Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for Leadership in Agriculture”.
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An agroforestry system with trees, crops, horticultural crops, livestock and a farmer’s home. Photo: World Agroforestry/ Devashree Nayak
In 2014, India became the first country in the world to adopt a national agroforestry policy. The policy was designed to resolve bottlenecks with other policies on agriculture, forestry, water and environment, recognizing that land use by its very nature must be integrative. Agroforestry is the practice and science of the interface and interactions between agriculture and forestry, involving farmers, livestock, trees and forests at multiple scales. Agroforestry systems have been shown to provide many ecosystem services, helping to reverse environmental damage, while simultaneously improving farmers’ livelihoods.